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it was useful. we provided some insight. we don't think it should be used to -- if i can give an example. the indicators even though we had concerns about the reliability of the data. but replicated the results. we found some negative associations. it means they are honing on some more behavior associated with low-risk passengers. we were concerned that was included in the report. so it appeared they perhaps were highlighting the positive and not accentuating the negative. >> in essence, as you said, you disagree with this report? >> yeah. i don't think it can be used to conclude. it's nines more effective than random. >> mr. edwards can you speak about how training and evaluation of b -- o is important, and i have a concern that we have a number of people who are bdo who never made a single refeferl. i would assume they are considered successful employees. can you explain how people don't do referrals or anything for the committee? >> well, thank you sir. they have taken a number of steps including collective reliable data.
it was useful. we provided some insight. we don't think it should be used to -- if i can give an example. the indicators even though we had concerns about the reliability of the data. but replicated the results. we found some negative associations. it means they are honing on some more behavior associated with low-risk passengers. we were concerned that was included in the report. so it appeared they perhaps were highlighting the positive and not accentuating the negative. >> in essence,...
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we're using research funds to try to prove this up you're using it as an example adequately demonstrated. it doesn't make sense. >> we are coordinating closely with d.o.e. and if you have listened and heard from the d.o.e. folks today, you will know they share our opinion about its availability and been demonstrated. it's exciting to think that we could make it more cost-effective moving forward, and that you could expand the range of sequestration opportunities. so they are actually working very hard with the industry to continue to move that technology forward. that is only good news, sir. that's not bad news. >> but we still don't know whether it's adequately demonstrated. >> gentleman's time is expired. pursuant to the discussion about the efficiency of the -- relating to the subpoena. i ask unanimous con stoant enter to the record a letter from the texas commission on environmental quality they received last week that makes clear, quote, that the data provided to date lacks critical information. er appreciate your being here and appreciate your patience. we've heard described on thi
we're using research funds to try to prove this up you're using it as an example adequately demonstrated. it doesn't make sense. >> we are coordinating closely with d.o.e. and if you have listened and heard from the d.o.e. folks today, you will know they share our opinion about its availability and been demonstrated. it's exciting to think that we could make it more cost-effective moving forward, and that you could expand the range of sequestration opportunities. so they are actually...
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they are saving us, says one grateful victim. as americans, this is what we o have always done as a people, this is who we still are. a contrast that, by the way, with beijing, whose initial pledge was $100,000.se initi $100,000. just a fraction of what was committed by other countries, a fraction of their size. they've, of course, increased that pledge now to $1.6 million in u.s. dollars, again, still dwarfed by what china can and cannot do. it's a separate conversation to be had, but a point that's so important the u.s. remain engaged. by the way, our assistance is rh not just limited to what our no governments can do. our american civil society, not for profits like the american red cross and faith-based organizations like samaritan purse and the tim tebow foundation have stepped up to help americans turn their desire to help into action.e this includes, by the way, manyy floridians of filipino descent who have expressed a number of a concerns i will address in my questions later on, and as the chairman's already pointed out,
they are saving us, says one grateful victim. as americans, this is what we o have always done as a people, this is who we still are. a contrast that, by the way, with beijing, whose initial pledge was $100,000.se initi $100,000. just a fraction of what was committed by other countries, a fraction of their size. they've, of course, increased that pledge now to $1.6 million in u.s. dollars, again, still dwarfed by what china can and cannot do. it's a separate conversation to be had, but a point...
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here are many, many of us. e have to follow the lead of the lgbt community and make our voices heard. we can't be shy about this because it is important. we need to be included in town government, and government at all levels. unless we speak up, we are not going to be. >> would any prayer work for atheist's? is there a model that would work for you? >> i have heard atheist indications that i admired. a state senator in arizona gave a wonderful one but he got blowback at the next legislative session from conservative christians. they bashed him and said two prayers for the one he disagreed with the previous time. so it is hard for atheist or other minorities to speak up because susanna and i have both experienced hostility from our fellow residents in the town of greece. it is not a pleasant experience. >> what happened? >> susan and i got two letters telling us to stay away from town board meetings if we did not like what was going on, to move out of the town if we did not like it. i had vandalism to my house
here are many, many of us. e have to follow the lead of the lgbt community and make our voices heard. we can't be shy about this because it is important. we need to be included in town government, and government at all levels. unless we speak up, we are not going to be. >> would any prayer work for atheist's? is there a model that would work for you? >> i have heard atheist indications that i admired. a state senator in arizona gave a wonderful one but he got blowback at the next...
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it's not the case that the top secret computer that i used to use for the government should be the very same computer with the very same protocols they could buy in any electronics store. infected with malware. but obviously it could have -- destroyed our information base. the first thing figure out what the technological solutions are. it might be funded by the government. there's -- come up with hardware, software, and protocol that differentiate between security and privacy model. i think there might be a happy coincidence here. in which some of the areas that we need the greatest security happened to be the same areas that require the least amount of privacy. really have focus after that. the first -- it was the idea. different machines with different operating systems ton of each other. after that became realty the focus was on bandwidth. after that the focus on speed. after that the focus was of the engineering community was on privacy. so i think that's the first level. where can we have better systems that are interoperateble, internationally that promote environments for detect
it's not the case that the top secret computer that i used to use for the government should be the very same computer with the very same protocols they could buy in any electronics store. infected with malware. but obviously it could have -- destroyed our information base. the first thing figure out what the technological solutions are. it might be funded by the government. there's -- come up with hardware, software, and protocol that differentiate between security and privacy model. i think...
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the analysis uses the three hop collection. what i have seen, and i do not have personal experience with this, what i have seen mentioned is that the two hop analysis is much more accurate. the three hop analysis begins to bring people in the car rental agencies and hardware stores and pizza places and introduces more noise. it would reduce the amount of searching and the data that is necessary and some of the concerns to have a more tailored approach. but fundamentally at its heart it is a question of where are our values here. is this such an approach that we have to collect every bit of information that goes across every communicational line in hopes of catching every last person who has harbored a thought? somewhere there needs to be a little bit more balance where we are willing to use traditional police intelligence methods for safeguarding ourselves and not try to head everything off in regards to helping with privacy. stomach professor vladeck come you talked about a model to get the appellate review in the foreign inte
the analysis uses the three hop collection. what i have seen, and i do not have personal experience with this, what i have seen mentioned is that the two hop analysis is much more accurate. the three hop analysis begins to bring people in the car rental agencies and hardware stores and pizza places and introduces more noise. it would reduce the amount of searching and the data that is necessary and some of the concerns to have a more tailored approach. but fundamentally at its heart it is a...
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. >> let us pray. oh god, i am an american veteran, and ever with your grace and your strength to guide me, i have sacrificed for you and country. and you have made my heritage long, and proud. for i shivered that cold winter in valley forge, and spilled my blood, i am an american veteran. i came to france in the war to end all wars, i am an american veteran. i was there on that day of infamy, stormed the beaches of normandy, and i scaled the cliffs. i met battle on island after island, and i raised the flag. i am an american veteran. i was there with macarthur in korea, and in the jungles of vietnam. i was there in desert storm, iraq, and today, in the mountains of afghanistan, and i remain ready to pledge my all, for i am my brothers' and sisters' keeper. i am an american veteran, and humbly i beseech thee to hearken to my prayer, and make haste to establish justice, freedom, and peace among men and women and nations. for this we humbly pray, amen. >> now i would like to invite mr. harold fritz to le
. >> let us pray. oh god, i am an american veteran, and ever with your grace and your strength to guide me, i have sacrificed for you and country. and you have made my heritage long, and proud. for i shivered that cold winter in valley forge, and spilled my blood, i am an american veteran. i came to france in the war to end all wars, i am an american veteran. i was there on that day of infamy, stormed the beaches of normandy, and i scaled the cliffs. i met battle on island after island,...
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hopefully, you can make that document available to all the us -- us. -- of us. we have been told that they were told people at cms to turn it off. those people were being instructed by the white house. >> let me clear this up, mr. chairman. >> i just want you to understand that the contractors told us -- >> let's look at the fine print ectsdecide if these 22 def were noted, because i have it in black and white here. houseid that the white did not say to turn off the anonymous shopper. is that your testimony? the allegation of the chairman is that the white house ordered it because they wanted to avoid sticker shock. i saw that on television. let me ask you -- let me say something about sticker shock. thed a staff member go on test for the d.c. health link. -- there are 200 67 different policies -- 227 7hrough policies -- 26 different policies. thefound that she can get same insurance she is getting now for less. if there is sticker shock, it is working the other way. -- i want to drill down into this decision from -- from the white house. was there a white house
hopefully, you can make that document available to all the us -- us. -- of us. we have been told that they were told people at cms to turn it off. those people were being instructed by the white house. >> let me clear this up, mr. chairman. >> i just want you to understand that the contractors told us -- >> let's look at the fine print ectsdecide if these 22 def were noted, because i have it in black and white here. houseid that the white did not say to turn off the anonymous...
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the chaplain: let us pray. our father, be with us not only in great moments of
the chaplain: let us pray. our father, be with us not only in great moments of
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nice to have you with us. mr. chairman, and i guess chairmanhornburgh, ridge, i will give you the chance to answer. we all acknowledge the treaty is based on u.s. law, the ada. 1990.sed it in in 1991, the then chairman of the u.s. helsinki commission travel to moscow and became part of the moscow declaration document which started the international effort to use u.s. law as the model to protect universally the rights of people with disabilities. would raise,t i the failure to ratify, i think, compromises the u.s. possibility to advance the standards globally. it weakens our own credibility. as the chairman and others have pointed out, it also compromises very much american citizens other countries. we are certainly not in the same position as we would for the rights of people in our own country. ?our comments generally e regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, we all feel very fortunate and grateful that we live in the united states of america. if america was considered to be a product, and we do tr
nice to have you with us. mr. chairman, and i guess chairmanhornburgh, ridge, i will give you the chance to answer. we all acknowledge the treaty is based on u.s. law, the ada. 1990.sed it in in 1991, the then chairman of the u.s. helsinki commission travel to moscow and became part of the moscow declaration document which started the international effort to use u.s. law as the model to protect universally the rights of people with disabilities. would raise,t i the failure to ratify, i think,...
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the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, the giver of every good and perfect gift, during this thanksgiving season, we lift grateful hearts to you in prayer. thank you for the splash of raindrops, for the warmth of sunshine, for the melody of the moonlight, and for the stars that hang like scintillating lanterns in the night. lord, we're grateful for strength to meet life's challenges, for the fulfillment of honorable labor, for friendships that dispel loneliness, for the laughter of children, and for the joy of the harvest. we praise you for the privilege to receive your forgiveness and to make operative your redeeming grace in our thoughts, desires and hopes. we also express gratitude for our senators, who have an opportunity to participate in history's great events and to serve your purposes for their lives in this generation. lord of all to you we raise, this our prayer of grateful praise. we pray in your holy name. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge
the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, the giver of every good and perfect gift, during this thanksgiving season, we lift grateful hearts to you in prayer. thank you for the splash of raindrops, for the warmth of sunshine, for the melody of the moonlight, and for the stars that hang like scintillating lanterns in the night. lord, we're grateful for strength to meet life's challenges, for the fulfillment of honorable labor, for friendships that dispel loneliness, for the laughter of...
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i want you to do everything that you can to use this bill, not with the bill used me, that's two use the bill to improve our health and that has been the charge that we have accepted and have gone with ever since. my time is getting short here. i do want to share with you -- we went live on october 1 down for a few hours, slowed up for a few hours ... all straightened out and we have been running ever since. and helping people get n. roll of not only in the shop but also in the individual market. so i guess the message from our governor is that he was very strong in his opinion that the best way that we could improve the health of the state was to go the health-based exchange route and then also what we have done is we have gotten agents involved. right now 94% of the small insurance policies in our state a small insurance policies are offered through agents could. >> try to wrap up, please. >> yes ma'am. well, to summarize, and again this is in particular with regards to the shop, since we went live on october 1, we have had 193 small businesses that have started a petition's to be
i want you to do everything that you can to use this bill, not with the bill used me, that's two use the bill to improve our health and that has been the charge that we have accepted and have gone with ever since. my time is getting short here. i do want to share with you -- we went live on october 1 down for a few hours, slowed up for a few hours ... all straightened out and we have been running ever since. and helping people get n. roll of not only in the shop but also in the individual...
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as my father used to say. unless you are willing to work for it and sacrifice, unless you are willing to take risk and willing to fight for what you believe in. those are the values that they passed on to me. they had to make their way in a strange society. my dad decided to start a restaurant in downtown monterey during the war years, tough times. my parents believe that child labor was a requirement. after the war, this'll the restaurant, moved out and we continue to reside there. anda they walnut orchard were used to be underneath collecting the walnuts. when i got elected to congress my father said i had been well- trained to go to washington because i had been dodging knots all my life. nuts.ging [laughter] from my parents, hard work, sacrifice, commitment, dedication, fighting for what , those are achieve what make america great. those who are willing to respond to the trumpet, the call to service that helps preserve our democracy for the future. this dinner and anyways honest people who have answered th
as my father used to say. unless you are willing to work for it and sacrifice, unless you are willing to take risk and willing to fight for what you believe in. those are the values that they passed on to me. they had to make their way in a strange society. my dad decided to start a restaurant in downtown monterey during the war years, tough times. my parents believe that child labor was a requirement. after the war, this'll the restaurant, moved out and we continue to reside there. anda they...
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us and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we celebrate now that communion received. the holy your wrist is a living symbol of the union of all the faithful of christ living and dead. this sacramental body of christ receiving the eucharist is those who die in the lord ♪ ♪ >> it enables the christian to take the mask. for those that are faithful to you, lord, life is not taken away, it is transformed. and everlasting dwelling place weights in heaven. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [choral music] ♪ >> to fully take part in fully sacrifice and to do it our lord wants, the congregation receives this sacramental body of christ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the liturgy takes an act in the form of thanksgiving. this word is used only in connection with religion, maybe surprise those two has never been explained. the ordinary word, thanksgiving, is no substitute for the word euch
us and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we celebrate now that communion received. the holy your wrist is a living symbol of the union of all the faithful of christ living and dead. this sacramental body of christ receiving the eucharist is those who die in the lord ♪ ♪ >> it enables the christian to take the mask. for those that are...
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in some ways, you can use it as a benchmark. you can accept the actual in the that are apparent x billions of dollars in nominal bowl -- nominal objectives. on to news.ve i want to ask you both about the iran deal. it is hard to imagine that when you are at the state department that this would happen when you are by the condoleezza rice. >> forgive me. the origins of it actually did happen when i was there. i mean that quite seriously full the origins of this move were in the spring of 2006. >> that is true. >> it was hotly criticized at the time when many of these same people participating in today's debate. mind worth keeping that in if i can strike a bipartisan note, important to keep in mind. it was initiated with no preconditions. it negotiations with the islamic republic of iran, even while iranian operatives were killing americans in iraq and a lot of. -- and so on. because of that move, which the iranians substantially struck, the united states was then able to get the foundational council resolutions that had been the p
in some ways, you can use it as a benchmark. you can accept the actual in the that are apparent x billions of dollars in nominal bowl -- nominal objectives. on to news.ve i want to ask you both about the iran deal. it is hard to imagine that when you are at the state department that this would happen when you are by the condoleezza rice. >> forgive me. the origins of it actually did happen when i was there. i mean that quite seriously full the origins of this move were in the spring of...
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as it is being used today. we looked at it as something that would target a single person for something. that is another thing that is happening. if you take the program and work it backwards a bit to 9/11, if we had had the opportunity at 9/11 to collate telephone messages, public addresses and frequent flyer numbers, none of which is constitutionally protected we would have had the possibility of discovering all 19 hijackers in the united states. i am not telling you we would have prevented 9/11 from happening because if we had we would have discovered all of them here and we would have been following them and watching them and saw them get on the airplanes, 99% certain that what would have happened is the fbi agents who were following them would have noted the plane they got on, where they were going and called san diego field office and told them to pick them up when they arrived. my point is you can get this information from valuable information of constitutionally and protected. the thing you have to ask
as it is being used today. we looked at it as something that would target a single person for something. that is another thing that is happening. if you take the program and work it backwards a bit to 9/11, if we had had the opportunity at 9/11 to collate telephone messages, public addresses and frequent flyer numbers, none of which is constitutionally protected we would have had the possibility of discovering all 19 hijackers in the united states. i am not telling you we would have prevented...
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he could not hear us. he was waving and smiling to us. we did not respond the way he thought we would. at that moment, he was probably the only person in the country that did not know what was happening. >> we're talking with richard reid. he is the editor of this book which came out 20 years ago. what new have you learned since then? in my own life, i have learned a great deal about the presidency. thed not yet began to write profile of power. .t was an experience for me the thing that most impressed me was i realized how much of a cultural figure john kennedy was. that is one of the reasons we are here talking about this now. and also, the presidency itself is a reactive job. it is an act of faith. we had a great deal of faith in this man. the 40 odd people who have held the job, but it is not like what they campaign for or prepare for, again and again. they're reacting to events unforeseen. one man'sendent on judgment. how do you deal with things like oil spills to invasions to the arab spring. that does not change about the job, and t
he could not hear us. he was waving and smiling to us. we did not respond the way he thought we would. at that moment, he was probably the only person in the country that did not know what was happening. >> we're talking with richard reid. he is the editor of this book which came out 20 years ago. what new have you learned since then? in my own life, i have learned a great deal about the presidency. thed not yet began to write profile of power. .t was an experience for me the thing that...
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are using it in and need to reassure us. i do not think that is always the case. i think they are using it because of a regard to the u.k. as a critical ally for the united states, with which they have a set of unique relationships, on which their security, at least in part, depends. the more that we can embrace defensiveecome less and relate our interests and 'slationship to each side interests of the day, i think it is the better. i agree with you. i have been in a lot of conferences in america where people volunteer it. they are not under pressure. they say it to please us. it means something to them. committee was looking at this a few years ago, it was very much in the aftermath of the first months of the obama administration, where i think there was a feeling, more pronounced than today, that the obama administration just was not interested in allies. i think what i was try to save remarks, therks -- obama administration has realized that has gone too far. certainly, the practice of foreign policy in the last five year
are using it in and need to reassure us. i do not think that is always the case. i think they are using it because of a regard to the u.k. as a critical ally for the united states, with which they have a set of unique relationships, on which their security, at least in part, depends. the more that we can embrace defensiveecome less and relate our interests and 'slationship to each side interests of the day, i think it is the better. i agree with you. i have been in a lot of conferences in...
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let us not seek to fix the blame for the past, let us accept our own responsibility for the future. ". more than 55 years later, jfk's advice reigns true. it is important to remember now as we implement the affordable care act. five weeks ago the end -- the administration launched www.c- launched healthcare.gov. it was to be the premier website for the affordable care act. needless to say, it has been a rocky rollout. problems have plagued the website. let me say right off the bat that this is unacceptable. it has been disappointing to your members of the administration say that they did not see the problems coming. secretary sibelius, last time you came before this committee i used to year -- two words about -- two words to relate my worry over the law's implementation. make no mistake, i believe in this law. i spent two years of my life working on the affordable care act, there is nothing i want more to succeed. months ago i warned that if implementation did not improve, the marketplace might struggle. other senators voiced similar concerns. when we asked for updates on the market p
let us not seek to fix the blame for the past, let us accept our own responsibility for the future. ". more than 55 years later, jfk's advice reigns true. it is important to remember now as we implement the affordable care act. five weeks ago the end -- the administration launched www.c- launched healthcare.gov. it was to be the premier website for the affordable care act. needless to say, it has been a rocky rollout. problems have plagued the website. let me say right off the bat that...
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a lot of it is behind us. there is still work left to do. the real question is did you learn from it and how do you make sure it did not happen again. >> do you think this is -- is the government piling on now? is it a fair reckoning for the errors in the abuses that nobody denies before 2008, or is this now -- this has been described as a shakedown. , $40 billion and rising. -- thees look like attorney general has made it clear there are many other cases to pursue. >> the biggest debate is around we bought a company called countrywide, an extreme situation. from my standpoint, what is fair restricting --n an interesting debate to have. >> would you like to share some of that? the companyu move forward, put stuff behind us, settled the company down? how do we build the capital so that people do not think the company is at risk? i would rather not engage in that dialog because i do not know what it does to help me do what our team has to do for customers. >> let's look at bank of america. as you say, over $40 billion so far. there are other i
a lot of it is behind us. there is still work left to do. the real question is did you learn from it and how do you make sure it did not happen again. >> do you think this is -- is the government piling on now? is it a fair reckoning for the errors in the abuses that nobody denies before 2008, or is this now -- this has been described as a shakedown. , $40 billion and rising. -- thees look like attorney general has made it clear there are many other cases to pursue. >> the biggest...
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never used a computer. and another third have a computer but have no internet access. and then the of the third, they have a computer and have internet access them so some of our folks are taking time now to help you get e-mail addresses and also connected them with resources in our community where the low-cost internet access and low-cost computers. and then we assist them in getting on and getting an application in the marketplace. and then work with them to determine what's the best plan for them. the other part, about half now we are doing and paper application, and this is largely because of the language issues. we are a very diverse community, and online is only available in two languages and we try to do everything in the languages of origin of our clients because they understand things better. there's 11 languages on paper but only to online. and it takes longer to do it on paper because of the length of time of submission. the next part if they haven't had information overload again, which most hav
never used a computer. and another third have a computer but have no internet access. and then the of the third, they have a computer and have internet access them so some of our folks are taking time now to help you get e-mail addresses and also connected them with resources in our community where the low-cost internet access and low-cost computers. and then we assist them in getting on and getting an application in the marketplace. and then work with them to determine what's the best plan for...
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it gives us an aspiration we work towards and helps us compare best practices. just for thee case top 18. there are hundreds of other hospitals that are ranked. they try to aspire to this level of accomplishment. a lot of good has come from that and it deserves some celebration. it's interesting to see how we pattern ourselves after each other. commonalityt of among these hospitals and i've got some of the data here highlighted. 81% in cities of a million or of them are teaching hospitals. many are part of a chain. that is because success breeds success. we learn what works and we try to emulate each other and raise our level of a compliment. i think that is great and there are a lot of good things that come from that, despite what we have heard from the challenges of infant mortality. in complex diseases, the united states is unparalleled. willng at cancer survivor rates, we are number one in the world. this is true in disease after disease and all of you know that. none of you are flying to other countries to get treatment. we see people coming to the united s
it gives us an aspiration we work towards and helps us compare best practices. just for thee case top 18. there are hundreds of other hospitals that are ranked. they try to aspire to this level of accomplishment. a lot of good has come from that and it deserves some celebration. it's interesting to see how we pattern ourselves after each other. commonalityt of among these hospitals and i've got some of the data here highlighted. 81% in cities of a million or of them are teaching hospitals. many...
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it used to be those of us in the middle of comprise were we're vilified by the far left. >> by some of your own colleagues. >> right. and so in the last minute or so we have left. the big question when it comes to leadership. hillary clinton the democratic women senators all signed a highly secret letter we know about. >> nothing secret about it. >> encouraging hillary to run for president. how hard was it to get elizabeth warren's signature on the letter. >> i don't think it was very hard. i think people are very excited about the possibility of her running. and so -- it was no surprise. we all signed the letter. the acclamation. the democratic primary. it seems as long as joe biden. >> if you have a way about it. if it doesn't make good news coverage. i don't have a crystal ball on that. there's clearly growing support for her. i did the arizona democratic dinner on saturday night. i've been around country doing a lot of these things. and there's a lot of positive sport. >> if she doesn't run amy klobuchar run for president? >> no. i'll be working with susan colins. >> you noticed it
it used to be those of us in the middle of comprise were we're vilified by the far left. >> by some of your own colleagues. >> right. and so in the last minute or so we have left. the big question when it comes to leadership. hillary clinton the democratic women senators all signed a highly secret letter we know about. >> nothing secret about it. >> encouraging hillary to run for president. how hard was it to get elizabeth warren's signature on the letter. >> i...
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but, are you considering using any of your authority to use f.t.a. money for resiliency on other transportation modes? do that should you wish, as i understand it. it wasn't used on ocean parkway but it should be in other places on long island and in new york city. that.e a little about >> you're correct, senator. first, the authority exists under the act for the secretary to another money mode. first to answer your question on of transitanche money -- again, that's the single biggest need in the transportation network. well know. we have a notice of funding availability that's in internal review right now. we will have that completed very quickly. for $3 billion, specifically awarded on a merit resiliency projects. we will coordinate it with the taskforce by, for example, making sure that we have corps, reviewersand other looking at that from a systems perspective to make sure -- $3 billion is a fraction of the niedermayered out there. -- of the need, needed out there the transit network. the thinking is also there are real projects that may fall in
but, are you considering using any of your authority to use f.t.a. money for resiliency on other transportation modes? do that should you wish, as i understand it. it wasn't used on ocean parkway but it should be in other places on long island and in new york city. that.e a little about >> you're correct, senator. first, the authority exists under the act for the secretary to another money mode. first to answer your question on of transitanche money -- again, that's the single biggest...
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but reminds us these terms down to the cause we don't want to be disturbed and if you disturb us come you broken the covenant. these terms are controversial. i think again sometimes some people are trying to debunk the myth, they tell you something you thought was of greater importance is not as greater importance he thought. my purpose is opposite to say it's even more important to say what happens here says the terms for an unfolding debate that we have appreciated. yeah. [inaudible] >> yes, yes. [inaudible] >> i think that's right. really for me, the most surprising discovery of all was et al., with web relish the anti-republican democrats, those copperheads just adopted the confederate bob things. it just shows you how the instant impulse to politicize this. my argument if there is never a moment in which northerners and not celebrate grants victory and not very moment when confederates en masse are southerners lament please defeat. it's political from the very start. this has to do them part with the price. what did the traces his followers and here come the campaign, meeting of
but reminds us these terms down to the cause we don't want to be disturbed and if you disturb us come you broken the covenant. these terms are controversial. i think again sometimes some people are trying to debunk the myth, they tell you something you thought was of greater importance is not as greater importance he thought. my purpose is opposite to say it's even more important to say what happens here says the terms for an unfolding debate that we have appreciated. yeah. [inaudible] >>...
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us for? >> it is a key part of any max and they have the capabilities to go on quickly. i don't have a precise operation to announce today. >> does this include the landscape there and the destruction and their landing capabilities? >> i don't know the precise reasons, but they are definitely a terrific aircraft that could be used in the a situation and we will get you more and information as we find out more. >> can you go into detail about the examples about the special operations task force what they can provide? i know they do a lot of these smaller things in their own area, but is there any role that they are playing? >> i don't have the specifics on a roll that they will be playing, but i would note that it is very tough for me to get into the specifics. and this is a very fluid situation and disaster relief is not something you can necessarily work in a linear fashion as they come up and we need to work closely with the philippine government and it is not always sequential. and i think
us for? >> it is a key part of any max and they have the capabilities to go on quickly. i don't have a precise operation to announce today. >> does this include the landscape there and the destruction and their landing capabilities? >> i don't know the precise reasons, but they are definitely a terrific aircraft that could be used in the a situation and we will get you more and information as we find out more. >> can you go into detail about the examples about the...
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people can use computers. people can use robots and the like. and in that respect, even for a given distribution of educational outcomes, income distribution will widen, as the higher returns accrue to people who have the appropriate skill. so, it's hard to say entirely how to solve it. it's not a problem that can be solved quickly, but clearly trying to break down barriers to social mobility, trying to increase opportunities for training acquisition of skills, education, from a very young age, all the way through post-high school, junior college, and the like, is the basic approach. but it is a very, very difficult problem. to bring the federal reserve into it for a moment, as i said there's not much the federal reserve can do about very long-term trends like this that don't really have much to do with monetary policy. but over the shorter period, our efforts to put people back to work, and we are making extraordinary efforts to try to increase the number of jobs in our economy, that's going to be important factor reducing inequality, because o
people can use computers. people can use robots and the like. and in that respect, even for a given distribution of educational outcomes, income distribution will widen, as the higher returns accrue to people who have the appropriate skill. so, it's hard to say entirely how to solve it. it's not a problem that can be solved quickly, but clearly trying to break down barriers to social mobility, trying to increase opportunities for training acquisition of skills, education, from a very young age,...
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it was later that natural gas use was used in conjunction with crude oil. you are not going to have a small take away pipeline to move the natural gas and crude oil into the infrastructure and the system to be bought and sold in refined and processed. you will have storage tanks built on site and those storage tanks will then store the crude or the natural gas. the buyer will come out and track back from a small storage facility into a larger storage facility where it can be put in the pipeline system and transported in and transported and blended them processed and distributed to consumers. post away her life from cushing oklahoma this morning talking about the facility they are to store oil, the largest in the country. the capacity to store up to 80 million barrels of oil. 13 companies on what are called tank farms in that area. russell evans is our guest and economist socialize in energy from oklahoma city university and we have a support line set a line -- set aside for oklahoma residents. (202)585-3883. let it go to dan in indiana, fremont indiana, dem
it was later that natural gas use was used in conjunction with crude oil. you are not going to have a small take away pipeline to move the natural gas and crude oil into the infrastructure and the system to be bought and sold in refined and processed. you will have storage tanks built on site and those storage tanks will then store the crude or the natural gas. the buyer will come out and track back from a small storage facility into a larger storage facility where it can be put in the pipeline...
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that's been a challenging issue for us. we collected the information does it then promote the actual or appearance of profiling? that's not necessarily passed back to us. so that is part of our challenge. is it the appearance of somebody? of course that's imperfect art of defining somebody. those are some of the challenges we work for or working through. i'm sensitive to the point you're making. >> yeah. and, you know, the point of bdo being promoted on based on number of referral. >> yes. i went a school with the population was changing and people were resist toant it. they had somebody that worked for the board of education that go to homes to make sure people actually live there had and subsequently i found out years later is that every person prove didn't live there he was paid by so, you know, these referrals kind of harkin to that type of thing. so i'm very concerned about that. >> gentleman's time is expired. >> chairman, may i respond? >> sure. >> from the standpoint i think there's a perception among some bdo. i be
that's been a challenging issue for us. we collected the information does it then promote the actual or appearance of profiling? that's not necessarily passed back to us. so that is part of our challenge. is it the appearance of somebody? of course that's imperfect art of defining somebody. those are some of the challenges we work for or working through. i'm sensitive to the point you're making. >> yeah. and, you know, the point of bdo being promoted on based on number of referral....
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>> is highly important to us. i'll come at it differently but the colombia free trade agreement, for example. we were very worried that colombia and the number of our other competitors to do a free trade agreement and we would not be included. what happens with that, because so much competition is non-us, all this which is mining equipment going to colombia, we would be looking at terrorists are exports to colombia that colombia and japan, germany, sweden, others would not have to encounter. so i would go to our workers in central norway and say we've got a 10% premium, whatever the premium would be. we've got to find a way to be efficient or were going to lose the sale. we just cannot find ourselves in that position. it's critical. most of our equipment from this country is sourced u.s., which have access to those market that the tpp example is a great one because i'm convinced, michael, that most of those countries will sign an agreement with or without us at some point down the road and will be potentially look
>> is highly important to us. i'll come at it differently but the colombia free trade agreement, for example. we were very worried that colombia and the number of our other competitors to do a free trade agreement and we would not be included. what happens with that, because so much competition is non-us, all this which is mining equipment going to colombia, we would be looking at terrorists are exports to colombia that colombia and japan, germany, sweden, others would not have to...
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they made us better. they made us more competitive. and the wide reaction of the japanese wasn't protectionism, it was learning to be have a more competitive auto industry. learning to be -- >> i think may actually to talk about situations that are hypothetical than the case -- i think it's not very productive. perhaps the a-- let consider china for a moment. we have an interesting case that flips on the questions that you are questioning. that is microsoft in china. we know that microsoft is cooperating with the chinese government. they have provided various forms of help to the chinese security establishment in order to, for instance, listen and to skype conversations. it's well known that the chinese government is good at intercepting special key words on social media. it was american products. the government that is able to get help from an american company highly different context. the only pressure point is not the legal. not a legal one. purely commercial. it raises fundamental ethical questions that i'm sure. ethical questions
they made us better. they made us more competitive. and the wide reaction of the japanese wasn't protectionism, it was learning to be have a more competitive auto industry. learning to be -- >> i think may actually to talk about situations that are hypothetical than the case -- i think it's not very productive. perhaps the a-- let consider china for a moment. we have an interesting case that flips on the questions that you are questioning. that is microsoft in china. we know that...
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come to us, remain with us, and enlighten our hearts. give us light and strength to know your will, to make it our own, and to live it in our lives. guide us by your wisdom, support us by your power, for you are god, our god, the holy god. you desire justice for all. enable taos uphold the rights of others. o not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or favor. unite us to yourself in the bond of love and keep us faithful to all that is true as we gather in your name, may we temper justice with love, so that all our discussions and reflections may be pleasing to you and earn the reward promised to good and faithful servants. we ask this of you who live and reign forever and ever. men. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pusuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approve the pledge of aleemings will be led by the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. tsongas. ms. tsongas: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the unite
come to us, remain with us, and enlighten our hearts. give us light and strength to know your will, to make it our own, and to live it in our lives. guide us by your wisdom, support us by your power, for you are god, our god, the holy god. you desire justice for all. enable taos uphold the rights of others. o not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or favor. unite us to yourself in the bond of love and keep us faithful to all that is true as we gather in your name, may we...
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they give us their name, they give us their address, they may give us their bank account information or social security number, whatever is necessary to process that complaint. and it's very important for us to make sure that that information is safeguarded from a security and a privacy standpoint. and we've been as careful as we can to do that. >> but what about other broad categories like information you collected about credit card transactions or mortgages. >> that information is de-identified, as apparently a it term of art. we are not interested with the credit card data. a ranking member and i had a colloquy about this earlier. >>> we don't need or want to know what you and i or other individuals are spending or what our patterns of behavior are. what we're looking for is the kind of information that will allow us to oversee the financial institutions. how they're treating their customers. are they complying with the law? what is the pattern of late fees and interest rates. it's the same data we used to fulfill our responsibility to congress. you all mandated that we do a repor
they give us their name, they give us their address, they may give us their bank account information or social security number, whatever is necessary to process that complaint. and it's very important for us to make sure that that information is safeguarded from a security and a privacy standpoint. and we've been as careful as we can to do that. >> but what about other broad categories like information you collected about credit card transactions or mortgages. >> that information is...
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do you want us here? he said we want you to train our army and leave. >> wow. >> we will then, someday, invite you back as guests. we have not done exactly that, but a sickly that is what i have always felt their mission should be, to train their security forces so they can secure their own country and leave, basically. >> although we did not dissolve the army, for the first five years of that army, we did almost no training we had general caldwell here talking about how his efforts were starting basically from the ground floor. >> for the training? i don't think it took five years, but my memory is that -- >> let me ask you this. the afghan national budget is about 20% financed by afghanistan and 80% financed by us and others in the international community. is that ever going to change? afghanistan is a country that cannot support itself, not even close. when will that turn around? >> first of all, there are agriculture is tremendous and it has potential, including exports. secondly, there mining has tre
do you want us here? he said we want you to train our army and leave. >> wow. >> we will then, someday, invite you back as guests. we have not done exactly that, but a sickly that is what i have always felt their mission should be, to train their security forces so they can secure their own country and leave, basically. >> although we did not dissolve the army, for the first five years of that army, we did almost no training we had general caldwell here talking about how his...
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the women asked, what can it mean, what is going to happen to us? wives, children, husbands, all were overcome by english and emotion. the wives come to the arms of their husbands with children seeing and others weeping and started to cry as well. most of the men resorted to a kafir to discuss the practical issue of how the artist was to be gutted. then the the young and even the not so young boarded the trains and went to join the army's. winston churchill wrote after it was all over cannot know part of the great work in pairs and interest with its opening, the measured, sunland, drawing together a gigantic forces, the uncertainty of their movements and positions, the number of unknown and unknowable facts made the first collision a drama never surpassed, nor was there any of their time in the war and the general battle was waged on so greater scale, the slaughter was so swift with the stakes so high. moreover, and the beginning our faculty is a wonder, or, and excitement, not authorized and didn't mind the years. all this was said, the view of his
the women asked, what can it mean, what is going to happen to us? wives, children, husbands, all were overcome by english and emotion. the wives come to the arms of their husbands with children seeing and others weeping and started to cry as well. most of the men resorted to a kafir to discuss the practical issue of how the artist was to be gutted. then the the young and even the not so young boarded the trains and went to join the army's. winston churchill wrote after it was all over cannot...
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cleanse us from our sins, creating in us clean hearts while renewing a right spirit within us. lord, help our lawmakers today to discern your voice and do your will. give them ab
cleanse us from our sins, creating in us clean hearts while renewing a right spirit within us. lord, help our lawmakers today to discern your voice and do your will. give them ab
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criminals who use cell phones criminals use e-mail criminals use dollars in banks. many businesses like they pay at offering innovative services on top of bitcoin chair the committee's goal to protect consumers from fraud and keep the criminals away from businesses. guidance from the irs treasury justice and pin cc'ed have established the new coins are legal. in the early 90s on the internet was in its infancy congress took a wait-and-see attitude. so where would social media and other free internet applications be today for the 90s were part of licenses for the internet. in 95 the national science foundation lifted its strict prohibition of e-commerce and immediately companies like amazon and ebay were born. americans benefit from a similar open this wait-and-see approach to bitcoin. bitcoin is safe technology which rumors cost savings for businesses and consumers. bitcoin is a more secure faster affordable option for transferring cost. if america is the leader in bitcoin technologtechnolog y america will create more jobs and more excellence. in conclusion today de
criminals who use cell phones criminals use e-mail criminals use dollars in banks. many businesses like they pay at offering innovative services on top of bitcoin chair the committee's goal to protect consumers from fraud and keep the criminals away from businesses. guidance from the irs treasury justice and pin cc'ed have established the new coins are legal. in the early 90s on the internet was in its infancy congress took a wait-and-see attitude. so where would social media and other free...
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the they install us, calling us polluters, murderers. pittsburgh residents refer to assist coal barons. they've made outrageous claims about her livelihood. attacking her integrity and ignoring the tremendous environmental gains made by each coal. in the last three decades, said three usage has tripled pollutants like sulfur dioxide have fallen by 56%. i stayed in the new york times by elizabeth mueller, executive director of the climate research group, china's greenhouse gas emissions are twice those of the united state and are growing at 8% to 10% per year. by 2020, china will it make greenhouse gases is four times the rate of the united states. even if america were to suddenly disappear, the world of emissions would be back to the same level within four years as a result of china's growth alone. clearly, the one eyed production of the american coal industry would not solve global change, publish it on existing investment in new research that holds the key to huge reduction in co2 emissions. the coal-fired power plants for the rest of
the they install us, calling us polluters, murderers. pittsburgh residents refer to assist coal barons. they've made outrageous claims about her livelihood. attacking her integrity and ignoring the tremendous environmental gains made by each coal. in the last three decades, said three usage has tripled pollutants like sulfur dioxide have fallen by 56%. i stayed in the new york times by elizabeth mueller, executive director of the climate research group, china's greenhouse gas emissions are...
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they're using very effective method. host: mark mather with the teen rate going down, has this affected public policy or programs, social programs? guest: well, it's great news because teen births is a major social problem i think in the united states. that's one of the areas where kids born to teen moms, they tend to have much higher poverty rates, health problems. they're more likely to become teen parents themselves. the fact it's declining is good news. but again, if you compare the u.s. with other countries, we still have a very high rate so there's a lot more work to do. >> hello, everyone. >> hello. >> hello, everyone. >> hello. >> my name is nancy richards ended is my pleasure to welcome you all to the port of new orleans. i have worked at the port for over 25 years. this is a story that touched on so much that i would like to share with you guys. day i got hired here at , i signed on my home. years here at5 the port of new orleans and guess what? at the same time, i finished my mortgage. [laughter] [applause] i
they're using very effective method. host: mark mather with the teen rate going down, has this affected public policy or programs, social programs? guest: well, it's great news because teen births is a major social problem i think in the united states. that's one of the areas where kids born to teen moms, they tend to have much higher poverty rates, health problems. they're more likely to become teen parents themselves. the fact it's declining is good news. but again, if you compare the u.s....
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they use a ideology. al qaeda uses the same ideology. even more so against christians. they kill everyone, including christians. christians are part of our history, of our country. they are good, peaceful citizens. they love their nation. they are committed to supporting it. at but al qaeda has another perspective. al qaeda feels they should kill all those who do not think alike. many of them were victims. this is the case of all of the iraqi people. they targeted churches and mosques and sunnis and shiites mosques. religious places. they killed christian leaders. because a number of the christians is limited, it seemed that they were targeted. we supported them strongly, we provided them with protection, to all of the christian political leaders and holy places. when i met the pope, i asked him to ask them to remain in iraq and tell european countries not to encourage iraqis who are christian to leave iraq. they are fighting al qaeda. i told him i do not want to see a middle east that is void of christians or muslims. -- or a west that is void of muslims. christian in
they use a ideology. al qaeda uses the same ideology. even more so against christians. they kill everyone, including christians. christians are part of our history, of our country. they are good, peaceful citizens. they love their nation. they are committed to supporting it. at but al qaeda has another perspective. al qaeda feels they should kill all those who do not think alike. many of them were victims. this is the case of all of the iraqi people. they targeted churches and mosques and...
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us safe. are out.us on behalf of the oh thomas family, i want to wish everybody a very happy thanksgiving. tomorrow we will count ourselves to bethere is more thankful for that we can imagine. i want to grant popcorn a full .eprieve come on. we wish you well. we are going to give you a pardon. congratulations. happy thanksgiving, everybody. [applause] get out of the rain. >> the annual national menorah lighting ceremony took place at the white house. this marks the start of the jewish holiday, hanukkah, which overlaps with thanksgiving. >> happy hanukkah, everybody. good evening. celebrations is a of many in the hands of few. we are going to have to carry for allit of hanukkah of our friends who had ,ifficulty getting here .ncluding one of our cantors from one we make two. now we will have the united plus threeforce band cantors. bank the men and women of the air force and. -- i want to thank the men and women of the air force band. the greatest concern we have is for a peaceful future. with a
us safe. are out.us on behalf of the oh thomas family, i want to wish everybody a very happy thanksgiving. tomorrow we will count ourselves to bethere is more thankful for that we can imagine. i want to grant popcorn a full .eprieve come on. we wish you well. we are going to give you a pardon. congratulations. happy thanksgiving, everybody. [applause] get out of the rain. >> the annual national menorah lighting ceremony took place at the white house. this marks the start of the jewish...
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vernacular language using the ambassador as a speaker, do use and econ officer as a speaker, using exchange programs to bring in speakers into these countries -- all these different things to get the message out, hitting different audiences that we think our part. how you measure the impact, what moves the needle, that is important. >> as a manager, how do you think about the problems of allocating resources across the entire tool kit? >> at the beginning of going anywhere, you have to sit back and say what are our objectives here? this is something that i have learned that csis and going to exercises with you and around here was trying to see what the goals are upfront and do not worry about the limitation write a but set out the strategic goals. there is a tendency to mix implementation and strategic goals, and you have to see them as something separate and reach into the toolkit at what works best in that environment. that becomes a judgment call him a more an art than science. if you're in an open country like india, you can do a lot of things. i'm getting out of my where were the repor
vernacular language using the ambassador as a speaker, do use and econ officer as a speaker, using exchange programs to bring in speakers into these countries -- all these different things to get the message out, hitting different audiences that we think our part. how you measure the impact, what moves the needle, that is important. >> as a manager, how do you think about the problems of allocating resources across the entire tool kit? >> at the beginning of going anywhere, you have...
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and let us not forget what this treaty means to veterans. we have received letters of support from organizations, including the american legion, representing 2. 4 million americans, and the veterans of foreign wars, with 1.5 million members, and i would like to recognize the national commander of the american legion dan dillinger, who is here with us today. everyone who supports that treaty is pleased with the realization the american legion passed in august at their national convention, and we thank you, not just for that, but on behalf of a grateful nation to all of you who have served. thank you very much. we are honored to have so many of our wounded warriors of all generations, including from iraqi and afghanistan veterans of america. thank you for taking the time to show your support. you certainly have hours, which is one reason we should ratify this treaty as soon as possible. we salute you and we thank you for your service and your sacrifice. i am told we will receive a letter of support from former secretaries of defense. the suppo
and let us not forget what this treaty means to veterans. we have received letters of support from organizations, including the american legion, representing 2. 4 million americans, and the veterans of foreign wars, with 1.5 million members, and i would like to recognize the national commander of the american legion dan dillinger, who is here with us today. everyone who supports that treaty is pleased with the realization the american legion passed in august at their national convention, and we...
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it keeps us safe from terrorism. it catches child predators, prosecutes drugs -- drug dealers and gangs. you know, think of how the f.b.i. went after the boston marathon killers. the c.j.s. bill adds $2.3 billion above sequester levels to allow federal law enforcement to do their job. u.s. marshals track down violent fugitives and sex offenders. d.e.a. goes after not only drug dealers but international drug cartels so it doesn't make it to the playground or to the schoolroom. the new f.b.i. director recently announced that if sequester continued, the f.b.i. will have to furlough people up to 10 days over the next year. this is not good. in the long term c.r. at the sequester level, a continuing resolution will fund -- they will keep a hiring freeze of over 3,000 positions. you can't have the kind of law enforcement we need at those levels. so, mr. president, i just say this. we have a big job to do. we have to do it sooner rather than later. i really ask the support of the congress to the budget committee, for them t
it keeps us safe from terrorism. it catches child predators, prosecutes drugs -- drug dealers and gangs. you know, think of how the f.b.i. went after the boston marathon killers. the c.j.s. bill adds $2.3 billion above sequester levels to allow federal law enforcement to do their job. u.s. marshals track down violent fugitives and sex offenders. d.e.a. goes after not only drug dealers but international drug cartels so it doesn't make it to the playground or to the schoolroom. the new f.b.i....
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let us write a new chapter. let us, our nation, our government, and our city, march forward together, sharing our shared result with a toast, a toast from a small but a great city. please rise. the test is to her majesty's ministers. >> to her majesty's ministers. [applause] ♪ >> silence for the prime minister. [applause] >> my lord mayor, my late lord mayor, my grace, my lords sheriffs, ladies and gentlemen others. let me start by thanking lord mayor number 685 for a year of great service to this city and to our country. [applause] and let me congratulate lord mayor number 686 not only on her appointment but also for the fantastic visions that she has just sent out. >> hear hear. [applause] >> it is a vision of diverse city and inclusivity that is every bit as right for our country as it is for the city of london. it was a great speech, and it is good to see, as you said, that a woman is now wearing the pants in this place. [applause] [laughter] having seen my colleague get up this evening, a shame that the l
let us write a new chapter. let us, our nation, our government, and our city, march forward together, sharing our shared result with a toast, a toast from a small but a great city. please rise. the test is to her majesty's ministers. >> to her majesty's ministers. [applause] ♪ >> silence for the prime minister. [applause] >> my lord mayor, my late lord mayor, my grace, my lords sheriffs, ladies and gentlemen others. let me start by thanking lord mayor number 685 for a year...
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chow, for being with us today. i have a question about the subsidies and questions about miscalculations that could be happening on the exchange. press reports indicated that some subsidies are miscalculated. in fact, one individual, the president identified as a beneficiary of obamacare now can't afford it, and, mr. chairman, i'd ask unanimous consent to submit an article from cnn to the committee for the report for the record. okay. this is a single mom, has a teenage son with adhd, went on the washington state exchange, had gotten an insurance quote for what she would pay at a gold price; then she received notification that it was -- the quote was actually higher for a silver plan, more confusion went on; then a cheaper plan at bronze level for $324. in other words, she paid a lot more. i guess my questioning for you is, you know, is this happening on the healthcare.gov site or the federal marketplace? >> i think there's a lot of inputs to how an advanced tax credit is calculated. a person can come back and make
chow, for being with us today. i have a question about the subsidies and questions about miscalculations that could be happening on the exchange. press reports indicated that some subsidies are miscalculated. in fact, one individual, the president identified as a beneficiary of obamacare now can't afford it, and, mr. chairman, i'd ask unanimous consent to submit an article from cnn to the committee for the report for the record. okay. this is a single mom, has a teenage son with adhd, went on...